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ENVIRONMENT - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jan 26, 2020

In Spain, Toll Rises to Nine Dead As Storm Gloria Ebbs

The death toll from a violent storm which has wrought havoc on huge swathes of Spain's eastern and southern coastline rose to nine as rescuers pressed the hunt for at least five missing people. The latest death was that of a man whose body was found in a flooded river near Jorba, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of Barcelona.
Rescuers in Catalonia had been searching for a missing person in the same area but said it was too early to confirm if it was him. Catalan rescuers found another body of a man who died after falling into the water in Palamos, a port town about 100 kilometers up the coast from Barcelona.
They are also searching for a man who went missing from a merchant ship in the same area, as well as a person in Cadaques near the French border.
Storm Gloria hit the region on Sunday, bringing strong winds, torrential rains, and heavy snow, battering Spain's southern and eastern flanks before moving north. Gale-force winds and huge waves smashed into seafront towns, with dramatic images showing massive flooding that has damaged shops, houses, and restaurants.

Jan 25, 2020

Four New Species of 'Walking Sharks' Found

According to a recent study, several new species of sharks have been discovered in the waters off northern Australia and Indonesia.
The news species is found to have evolved to use their four side fins to propel themselves across the seafloor thus earning the name "walking sharks".
According to Dr. Christine Dudgeon of the University of Queensland, a 12-year study into these species of sharks was conducted jointly with the CSIRO, Florida Museum of Natural History, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.
Though this is not the first time the "walking sharks" have been found but the study helped in identifying four news species, doubling the number previously known.

Jan 24, 2020

Ancient Sweat Lodge Uncovered in Mexico City

An ancient Native American sauna, dating back to the 14th Century, has been uncovered by archaeologists in Mexico City.
Known as temazcals, these structures were built by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica, and used for medicinal purposes, spiritual rituals and for women to give birth.
The discovery in the historic La Merced neighbourhood helped experts to determine the exact location of Temazcaltitlán, one of the first areas of Tenochtitlán, the ancient metropolis that became modern-day Mexico City.
The excavations also uncovered the well-preserved remains of a house built after the Spanish conquest centuries later, its walls decorated with red motifs. It is thought to have been occupied by a noble indigenous family in the 16th Century.

Jan 22, 2020

Jharia India's Most Polluted City

According to Airpocalypse-IV, an annual report released by Greenpeace India, Jharia, known worldwide for its underground coal fires, continued to be the most polluted city in the country in 2018, while Delhi was the 10th most polluted city in 2018, an improvement of two ranks. The report is based on an analysis of particulate matter across 287 cities.
Lunglei in Mizoram was the least polluted city in India, followed by Meghalaya's Dowki, according to the report. Six of the top-10 polluted cities are in Uttar Pradesh: Noida, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Allahabad, Moradabad and Firozabad.

Jan 19, 2020

Microsoft Makes Carbon Negative Pledge

Microsoft has pledged to remove all of the carbon from the environment that it has emitted since the company was founded in 1975.
Chief executive Satya Nadella said that he wanted to achieve the goal by 2050.
To do so, the company aims to become carbon negative by 2030, removing more carbon from the environment than it emits.
That goes beyond a pledge by its cloud-computing rival Amazon, which intends to go carbon neutral by 2040.

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